Grammar 1
He ___ not have done that. It wasn't very nice.
SHOULD
Frank could __ offered a place in Harvard, but only if he gets an average of 9.5 in all of his exams.
BE
name a synonym of : rarely, infrequently, on rare occasions, hardly ever...
seldom
(informal) steal, rob
nick
Correct the mistake:
"Jane is a great friend. Whenever I have a problem, she gives a me an arm to pee on."
"Jane is a great friend. Whenever I have a problem, she gives a me a SHOULDER to CRY on."
What conditional is this?
If I had more time I would join a gym, but my life is so busy!
2nd
What conditional is this?
If I had known that house prices would increase more I wouldn't have sold my house so soon.
3rd
a state of mental confusion:
"...the morning slips away in a valium ___ and numerous cups of coffee..."
haze
phrasal verb, to bully
pick on
informal way to say someone is in prison or another type of institution:
(_ _ _ _ _ _) (_ _)
locked up
You won't be home early this evening, __ you?
Will
I won't go abroad this summer and __ __ my friends
neither will
British English (Informal), man
geezer
"I'm so refreshed! Last night I slept __ __ __"
like a log
an imitation of the style of a particular writer, artist, or genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect: the film is a ___ of the horror genre
parody
I drove too fast and got fined. I wish I __ __ __ so fast.
had not driven
Complete the second sentence:
I wish I had more free time.
(_ _) (_ _ _ _) I had more free time.
IF ONLY
verb and noun, unimportant lie
fib
Correct the mistake:
After the gig, they went to a nightclub and drank until the pigs came home.
After the gig, they went to a nightclub and drank until the COWS came home.
(informal), to attack someone with your head
nut
Rewrite the sentence:
You shouldn't drink and drive under any circumstances.
Under no circumstances __ __ __ __ __.
Under no circumstances SHOULD YOU DRINK AND DRIVE.
Put into reported speech:
Paul: "Are you going to the concert?"
Peter: "I bought a ticket but I can't go. My cat is sick!"
Paul asked Peter if he was going to the concert.
Peter said that he had bought a ticket but that he couldn't go. His cat was sick.
informal, wife.
missus
A supposedly sophisticated person who lives in an urban environment.
city slicker
get over yourself